Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Romeo's Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Investment | 128000 - 470500 | 295000 - 750000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 1-2%co-op 3% local | 2% |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Romeo's Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Experience | We are looking for successful people with a history of business that have the passion to be in the food service industry. Minimally, the following criteria must be met: Single Unit $100,000 in cash or cash equivalents $250,000 in net worth Multi-Unit Development $200,000 in cash or cash equivalents $800,000 net worth Relevant food service operations experience is required by either the potential franchisee or the franchisee's Operating Partner. This is the single most important factor for success. We also require the Operating Partner to have ownership interest in the organization if the franchisee does not have operations experience. | No Restaurant experience necessary but helpful Minimum financials are $175K to $400K in investment capital and a $600K to $1.0MM net worth |
Financing Options |
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| Romeo's Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Romeo's Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Training | The training program is 4-6 weeks. This program will provide the skills and knowledge to become a Romeo's franchisee. Training will occur at one of Romeo's Pizza Training Restaurants and the Home Office in Medina, Ohio. The Romeo's training includes education on the following: Station Training Management Skills Problem Solving People Development Financial Analysis Local Store Marketing Relentless Pursuit of Pizza Perfection | 8 Week GM & Key Supervisor Training and Certification |
| Support | The Romeo's Executive Team will work to design a program tailored to the specific needs of the potential franchise partner. The potential franchisee and their team will be ready for revenue at the end of the training program. Throughout the process, Romeo's will work with the potential franchisee to complete a business plan. The potential franchisee's team will work with Romeo's franchise development, operations and marketing professionals which will help and assist them in developing, marketing and operating a Romeo's Pizza franchise. | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | The franchisee or a designated Operating Partner will be required to actively manage the day-to-day operations of the business. As such, the franchisee or the designated Operating Partner must live in the area to be developed and possess prior restaurant/retail supervisory experience commensuration with the number of restaurants that are planned for development. | On site pre and post opening training and operational support with quarterly QA Visits. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Romeo's Pizza | Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Romeo's Pizza | 5% |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Romeo's Pizza | 1-2%co-op 3% local |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Romeo's Pizza | 0 |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Romeo's Pizza | 0 |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 10 years+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Romeo's Pizza | We are looking for successful people with a history of business that have the passion to be in the food service industry. Minimally, the following criteria must be met: Single Unit $100,000 in cash or cash equivalents $250,000 in net worth Multi-Unit Development $200,000 in cash or cash equivalents $800,000 net worth Relevant food service operations experience is required by either the potential franchisee or the franchisee's Operating Partner. This is the single most important factor for success. We also require the Operating Partner to have ownership interest in the organization if the franchisee does not have operations experience. |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | No Restaurant experience necessary but helpful Minimum financials are $175K to $400K in investment capital and a $600K to $1.0MM net worth |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Equipment | |
| Romeo's Pizza} | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Inventory | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Receivables | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Payroll | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Romeo's Pizza | The training program is 4-6 weeks. This program will provide the skills and knowledge to become a Romeo's franchisee. Training will occur at one of Romeo's Pizza Training Restaurants and the Home Office in Medina, Ohio. The Romeo's training includes education on the following: Station Training Management Skills Problem Solving People Development Financial Analysis Local Store Marketing Relentless Pursuit of Pizza Perfection |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 8 Week GM & Key Supervisor Training and Certification |
| Support | |
| Romeo's Pizza | The Romeo's Executive Team will work to design a program tailored to the specific needs of the potential franchise partner. The potential franchisee and their team will be ready for revenue at the end of the training program. Throughout the process, Romeo's will work with the potential franchisee to complete a business plan. The potential franchisee's team will work with Romeo's franchise development, operations and marketing professionals which will help and assist them in developing, marketing and operating a Romeo's Pizza franchise. |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Marketing | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Operations | |
| Romeo's Pizza | The franchisee or a designated Operating Partner will be required to actively manage the day-to-day operations of the business. As such, the franchisee or the designated Operating Partner must live in the area to be developed and possess prior restaurant/retail supervisory experience commensuration with the number of restaurants that are planned for development. |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | On site pre and post opening training and operational support with quarterly QA Visits. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Romeo's Pizza | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Romeo's Pizza | |
| Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen | |